Akai AP-D40

1. Disconnect the Power Cord. 6. Turn Main Weight counter-clockwise (as viewed
2. Set the Tone Am Lifter switch to W.. from the front) with the Stylus Pressure Scale
3. Bring the Tone Arm to a position between the Ring until the marker on the weight shaft corre-
tumtable and the Tone Arm Rest without touch- sponds to the desired stylus pressure on the scale.
ing either. NOTE 1. AP-D40, AP-Q60 Black and Silver Panel
4. Rotate Main Weight backwards and forwards until
Models do not come equipped with
the Tone Arm is in perfect horizontal balance.
Cartridges.
(Zero balance is attained.) 2. The recommended stylus pressure for
CAUTION 1. Be sure that Anti-skating Adjuster is the supplid stylus (AP-D40C, AP-Q60C
set to zero. only), RS-90 is 2 grams. However, in the
2. Remove the stylus guard and be care- case of outside interference, more pres-
ful not to damage the stylus. sure may be needed for stability.
5. Without moving the Main Weight, turn only the The range of adjustment is from 0 to 3
Stylus Pressure Scale Ring to match the “0” mark Sans: :
with the marker on the weight shaft. (Refer to 7. Set the Anti-skating adjuster to correspond with
Fig. 13) the stylus pressure. (Fine adjust if necessary.)
2. OVERHANG ADJUSTMENT
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Fig. 14 Overhang Adjustment
The distance from the turntable shaft to the stylus
when the Tone Arm is at the center of the turntable
is called overhang. Although overhang is preset at the
factory for this model, when the cartridge is replaced,
adjustment may be necessary. For your convenience,
the rubber tumtable mat has an indicator groove at
the center for easy overhang adjustment.
Bring the Tone Arm to the center of the turntable.
Adjust the cartridge position in the cartridge shell so
that the stylus position is even with the middle
groove ring at overhang adjustment position. The
cartridge position is adjustable by resetting the screws
of the cartridge shell.
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